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METOPA [1 record]

Record 1 1997-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Elements
  • Architectural Styles
DEF

Any of the square areas, plain or decorated, between triglyphs in a Doric frieze.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'architecture
  • Styles en architecture
DEF

Intervalle rectangulaire ou carré qui sépare les triglyphes de la frise dans l'ordre dorique.

OBS

Par déformation, métope est aussi parfois synonyme de métoche.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos arquitectónicos
  • Estilos arquitectónicos
DEF

En el friso dórico, uno de los espacios cuadrados, decorado o no, entre dos triglifos.

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